Stories by Muna Khan

The writer is co-producer and host of Unpressedented, a podcast on the media landscape in Pakistan.

Muna Khan
Who counts?

Who counts?

A journalist in the midst of war is not a fixed identity. Published 05 Jul, 2026 07:37am
The same reflex

The same reflex

Anti-rape laws exist. But the crime doesn’t stop. Published 28 Jun, 2026 06:57am
Students remember

Students remember

Students are keeping the name of Palestine alive Published 21 Jun, 2026 07:27am
Hand to page

Hand to page

We are morphing into versions of each other, and we have barely noticed. Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:37am
Love, not bots

Love, not bots

Italian law requires parental consent for children to access AI. Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am
City in a pickle

City in a pickle

If a jam jar can bring us to Saddar, imagine what a restored city could do. Published 31 May, 2026 07:43am
The useless work

The useless work

Whose histories, whose plurality, do we consider worth addressing? Published 24 May, 2026 06:42am
Showing up

Showing up

Misogyny is not just a disease of the uneducated. Published 17 May, 2026 07:54am
‘My best girl’

‘My best girl’

How we treat animals says something unambiguous about us. Published 10 May, 2026 07:55am
Framing Pakistan

Framing Pakistan

Why are certain stories commissioned at certain moments? Published 03 May, 2026 07:14am
For guests only

For guests only

Hospitality, like most things, has a direction. Published 26 Apr, 2026 05:02am
Banning the dead

Banning the dead

What Pemra banned was part of our own soul. Published 19 Apr, 2026 07:26am
Why we laughed

Why we laughed

The meme war isn’t resilience. It’s refusal. Published 12 Apr, 2026 07:03am
Cracked open

Cracked open

Real antisemitism now has more room to breathe. Published 05 Apr, 2026 05:51am
Coming home

Coming home

Resilience in Karachi is what’s left when hope has packed its bags. Published 29 Mar, 2026 07:06am
Whose fear counts?

Whose fear counts?

The architecture of othering puts the soldier above the schoolgirl. Updated 21 Mar, 2026 08:57am
Who we root for

Who we root for

The world is rooting for Punch, not Gaza’s orphans. Published 15 Mar, 2026 08:13am
The L word

The L word

There was no doubt who the aggressor was then. There’s no doubt now. Updated 08 Mar, 2026 09:53am
Flying high

Flying high

The test is not who is speaking but what they are saying. Published 01 Mar, 2026 08:00am
The mockery trap

The mockery trap

We’ve forgotten how to criticise with precision. Published 22 Feb, 2026 06:45am